How To Install mgetty-viewfax on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-viewfax on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgetty-viewfax
mgetty-viewfax is:
The program ‘viewfax’ allows you to view Group-3 fax files in an X window. Group-3 is the “standard” format for faxes.
There are three methods to install mgetty-viewfax on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mgetty-viewfax Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty-viewfax using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgetty-viewfax
Install mgetty-viewfax Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty-viewfax using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgetty-viewfax
Install mgetty-viewfax Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty-viewfax using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgetty-viewfax
How To Uninstall mgetty-viewfax on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgetty-viewfax package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgetty-viewfax
Uninstall mgetty-viewfax And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgetty-viewfax and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgetty-viewfax
Remove mgetty-viewfax Configurations and Data
To remove mgetty-viewfax configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgetty-viewfax
Remove mgetty-viewfax configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgetty-viewfax configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgetty-viewfax
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-viewfax package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.